Method for culturing mushrooms



Patented m. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE HIKOSABURO MORIMOTO,OF MOMOYAMA-GHO, FUSHIMI-KU, KYOTO GITY, JAPAN METHOD FOR GULTURINGMUSHROOMS No Drawing.

This invention relates to a method for culturing mushrooms of "variouskinds (Plum Ziota adiposa and others) consisting inqculturing spawns ofmushrooms with culture media prepared with sawdu ts and brans which arekneaded together with water, said media being sterilized before use. Innature, as is well known. mushrooms grow. on certain decaying trunks inthe autumn season only.

This invention has for its object to render the culture of mushroomspossible at anyplace and in any season whatever in a very simple butelfective manner.

present lnvention and plug is removed and a small quantity of spawns ofmushrooms is planted over the cul-;

ture medium contained in the glass vessel by means of a suitable toolsuch as a small teaspoon. Then, the'vessel is placed in an incubatormaintained at a temperature of about 21 C. In about 4 weeks, myceliumwill be seen grown all over the surface of the culture medium and atthis stage, the whole is taken out of the incubator, transferred to amoist place and kept there until mushrooms grow up fully.

In this manner, mushrooms can be cultured very sim 1y as well aseconomically at any place an in any season whatever with cheap materialssuch as sawdusts and brans.

Having explained fully the nature of the in what manner the same may becarried out, what I claim is:

Method for culturing mushrooms with cul- 45 ture media which areprepared with sawdusts Application filed July- 6, 1931. Serial No.549,116.

and brans which are kneaded together with water and are subjected to asterilizing operation before use at a temperature above 100 0. a

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my 50 signature.

HIKOSABURO MORIMOTO.

